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# WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute

A semantic description of the view’s contents, used to determine whether the view should be flipped when switching between left-to-right and right-to-left layouts.

```
enum WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute.unspecified`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute/unspecified)

The default value for views. The view is flipped when switching between left-to-right and right-to-left layouts.

[`WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute.playback`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute/playback)

A view representing the playback controls, such as Play, Rewind, or Fast Forward buttons or playhead scrubbers. These views are not flipped when switching between left-to-right and right-to-left layouts.

[`WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute.spatial`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute/spatial)

A view representing a directional control, for example a segment control for text alignment, or a D-pad control for a game. These views are not flipped when switching between left-to-right and right-to-left layouts.

[`WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute.forceLeftToRight`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute/forceLeftToRight)

A view that is always displayed using a left-to-right layout.

[`WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute.forceRightToLeft`](/documentation/WatchKit/WKInterfaceSemanticContentAttribute/forceRightToLeft)

A view that is always displayed using a left-to-right layout.


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